KATHRYN KRUBSACK
Professional Biography
Academic Preparation:
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota B.A. Music Education (1982)
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin M.M. Horn Performance (1985)
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin
VanderCook College of Music - Chicago, Illinois
Positions Held:
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Wisconsin (2000-present)
Adjunct horn professor
Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1999-present)
Adjunct horn profesor
Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5th-8th grade private lesson instructor (2002-present)
Saturday Second Year and/or Beginner Band director (2002-present)
6th-8th grade school bands director (2002-present)
Private horn instructor (1996-present)
Band sectional director (2003-2005)
Concordia University Wisconsin (2008-2009)
Adjunct horn professor
Marian College, Fond du lac, Wisconsin (2005)
Adjunct horn professor
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2002)
Adjunct instructor in horn fundamentals
Martin Luther High School, Greendale, Wisconsin
5th-12th grade private lesson instructor (1984-2000)
Jr. High Jazz Band director (1986-1994)
Saturday Beginner Band director (1984-1994)
6th-8th grade school bands director (1984-1994)
H.S. Jazz Band director (1984-1986)
Professional Activities:
Camps
Lutheran Band Camp, Camp LuWiSoMo, Wild Rose, Wisconsin (1986-present)
Executive and program director
Horn & trumpet instructor and sectional leader
Brass ensemble conductor
Horn ensemble conductor
Clinic class instructor
Adult Band Camp Wilderness Retreat (2007-present)
Executive & program director
Brass instructor
Ensemble conductor
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Summer Middle School Band Camp
(2002-present)
Horn instructor
Horn/brass sectional leader
Horn master class lecturer
Brass ensemble director
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Beginner Band Camp, Jackson, Wisconsin
(2007)
Horn instructor
Kendall Betts Horn Camp, Littleton, New Hampshire (1996-2001)
Faculty administrator
Associate instructor
Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra Camp, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin (1989-1995)
Principal horn
Woodwind quintet
Brass quintet
Solo recitals
Horn master class
Horn sectionals
Horn instructor
Lutheran Band Camp, Walcamp, Illinois (1981)
Guest conductor
Adjudication, Clinician & Instruction
Kathryn Krubsack's Horn Studio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1980-present)
Private horn and trumpet instructor
Brass Fest, New Berlin, Wisconsin (2008)
Horn ensemble conductor
Clinician
WELS Youth Wind Ensemble, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2007-2008)
Horn instructor & sectional leader
Germantown High School, Germantown, Wisconsin (2008)
Solo & ensemble contest adjudicator
Holy Apostles Catholic School, New Berlin, Wisconsin (2008)
Solo & ensemble contest adjudicator
International Horn Society Midwest Clinic (Conway, AR 2001, Oshkosh, WI 2002)
College horn solo competition adjudicator
Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI (2000, 2001, 2002)
Clinician
U.S.Collegiate Wind Band European Tour, Germany, Switzerland, France England
(1998)
Horn instructor
Horn sectional leader
Horn performer
Arrowhead High School, Hartland, WI (1998)
Clinician
Orono High School, Long Lake, MN (1996, 1997)
Clinician
Minnesota All-State Band, Minneapolis, MN (1996)
Horn instructor
Sectional leader
National Shows and Artists
Kathryn has been very active performing with National Tours and artists in numerous shows over the past years.
Some of the National Tours include:
Lion King
Spamalot
Wicked
Sweet Charity
42nd Street
The King & I
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Aida
South Pacific
Some Like It Hot
Beauty and the Beast
West Side Story
Kiss Me Kate
Ragtime
Sunset Boulevard
Saturday Night Fever
Scarlet Pimpernel
Fiddler on the Roof
Carousel
Dr. Dolittle
Copacabana
Evita
Recently she toured in Wisconsin with both Mannheim Steamroller and Josh Groban.
Some of the artists Kathryn has performed with include:
Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
Peter Cetera (Chicago)
Kansas
Henry Mancini
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Johnny Mathis
Dionne Warwick
Roberta Flaack
Melissa Manchester
Bernadette Peters
Anne Murray
Marie Osmund
Aaron Neville
Peabo Bryson
Michael McDonald
James Ingram
Robert Goulet
Tony Curtis
Sandy Duncan
Jeffrey Osborne
Sheena Easton
Orchestral - Member
Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, 3rd horn (1993-present)
Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, 3rd horn (1987-present)
Pamiro Opera Orchestra, 1st horn (1999-2002)
Dudley Birder Chorale Orchestra, 1st horn (2000-2001)
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, 3rd horn (1983-1991)
Concord Chamber Orchestra, 1st horn (1982-1985)
Other Orchestral Performances with:
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee Ballet
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Madison Repertory Theater Orchestra
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Bel Canto Orchestra
Florentine Opera Orchestra
Skylight Opera Orchestra
Gathering on the Green Orchestra
Festival City Orchestra
Racine Symphony & Chamber Orchestra
Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra
Soloist/Recitalist
St. Mary's Basilica 100th Anniversary Chapel Recital Series 2007-08; Minneapolis,
MN Far Spreading Wings, L. Thimmig (world premiere), 1/24/08
University of Wisconsin Ellie Jenkins Doctoral Lecture Recital, Madison, WI 4/21/05
UW - Madison, Morphy Hall, Madison, WI March 2002
International Horn Society Midwest Workshop 2002, Oshkosh, WI:
Stanzas XV, L. Thimmig (world premiere), February 23
International Horn Society Annual Symposium 2001, Kalamazoo, MI:
Starlighter IV, L. Thimmig (world premiere), 1st horn, June 7
International Horn Society Midwest Workshop 2001, Conway, AR:
Double Horn Concerto, M. Haydn, 1st horn, April 1
Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Greendale, WI 1985-present
St. Mary's Basilica, Minneapolis, MN, 1996-present
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wawautosa, WI 2001-present
Messiah Lutheran Church, Ewa Beach, HI June 2004
Messiah Lutheran Church, Alexandria, VA June 2003
UW - Green Bay Choir Concert, Green Bay, WI solo horn, May 12, 2002
United Methodist Church, Osmond, NE June 2002
Festival City Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI Schumann Concertstuck, 4th horn, 1999
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI March 1993 & 1995
Presbyterian Free Church, Atlanta, GA February 1994
University Lutheran Chapel, St. Cloud, MN November 1993
Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ April 1985
First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA April 1985
Recording
Walters' Studio, Chicago, IL
Nexus Studio, Waukesha, WI
Tanner Music Studio, Hales Corners, WI
Ernie's Studio, New York, NY
Class A Horn Solos from the WSMA Contest List, Catalyst Production Resources
Label 1995
Opening Night, Promenade Orchestra, 1st & 3rd horn, Klavier Records International
Label 1993
Trumpet
Private trumpet instructor, 1984-present
Mr. Lucky Syndicate, swing band, 2006-present
The All-Star SUPERband, big band, 2006-present
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Pius H.S., Milwaukee, WI 2008
It's a Wonderful Life, Hartford Players, Hartford, WI 2006
The King and I, Martin Luther High School, 2006
Gabriel's Horns, fanfare trumpet, 2003, 2006
Concordia Seminary, Nagercoil, India, trumpet soloist, June 2005
The Boyfriend, Martin Luther High School, 2005
Lovell Ives Big Band, 2000
Birch Creek Jazz Ensemble, teaching assistant, trumpet/flugelhorn/horn, 1993
Skylight Opera Orchestra, 1992
